Throwback Thursday: The Right Way to Shoot Lions

If you want to shoot a lion, shoot him with your camera. That’s what I did when I visited South Africa’s Thornybush Game Lodge in 2013. Look at this handsome fellow with the huge balls and silky mane!

This is a South African lion. It is NOT Cecil of Zimbabwe.

This dude’s hair was so on fleek. I mean, he was on fleek a full year before the term “on fleek” was popularized by Peaches Monroee. This lion saw me looking at him, so he turned his head so I could get his good side. His lady friends couldn’t compete and didn’t even try.

“We do all the work around here, so we don’t have time to mess with our hair.”

Also not trying was this lazy-ass leopard cub.

“Sooooo tired.”

Our guides told us this young fellow was hanging out — literally — till his mom came back with something to eat.

Maybe I need to redo the face of the hunter (hidden inside the ring) to look like lion-killer Walter Palmer. SMH. The crazy thing is that when I created this piece in 2013, I thought lion hunting was a thing of the past — a hobby for Teddy Roosevelt, not for random guys from Minnesota. Little did I know.

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Thank you for sharing your beautiful pictures. I have always loved your lion ring, but I love it even more now! I’m always going to think of Cecil crushing the dentist when I look at it. xo

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MEET WENDY BRANDES

Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.